14 Top nonfiction books like Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir by Shenandoah Chefalo

Cover of Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir by Shenandoah Chefalo

Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir

By: Shenandoah Chefalo

3.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Garbage Bag Suitcase is the true story of Shenandoah Chefalo's wholly dysfunctional journey through…

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1. Reversible Skirt

By: Laura McHale Holland

4.03

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Laura McHale Holland's world turns upside down when her mother committs suicide, leaving three daug… read more

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  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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2. A Paper Life

By: Tatum O'Neal

3.68

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

At the age of ten, Tatum O'Neal was at the pinnacle of her Hollywood career, starring as a precocio… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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3. The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood

By: Elspeth Huxley

4.11

Format: 281 pages, Paperback

In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"How much does one imagine, how much observe? One can no more separate those functions than divide light from air, or wetness from water."

-Elspeth Huxley, The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood

"Tilly was downcast; as with all perfectionists, it was the detail others might not notice that destroyed for her the pleasure of achievement."

-Elspeth Huxley, The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood

"What sorts of sin?" Any sort. When other people commit them, you are startled, but when you commit them yourself, they seem absolutely natural."

-Elspeth Huxley, The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood

"...when the present stung her, she sought her antidote in the future, which was as sure to hold achievement as the dying flower to hold the fruit when its petals wither."

-Elspeth Huxley, The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood

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4. Color Blind: A Memoir

By: Precious Williams

4.28

Format: 208 pages,

Born in London to a Nigerian princess, Precious Williams saw her life change radically in its first… read more

Similar categories in Precious Williams's Color Blind: A Memoir book and Shenandoah Chefalo's Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adoption
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Forever Liesl by Charmian Carr, Jean A.S. Strauss, Jean A. S. Strauss

5. Forever Liesl

By: Charmian Carr , Jean A.S. Strauss , Jean A. S. Strauss

4.00

Format: None pages,

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart

6. Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life

By: Melissa Joan Hart

3.43

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

Melissa Joan Hart explained it all-from dating to bullies-in her groundbreaking role as Clarissa Da… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"I remember asking my friend. . .for tips and her best one was: When watching football with your man, just look up once in awhile and ask, Now who did he used to play for?' He'll talk for at least fif…"

-Melissa Joan Hart, Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life

"Senses impaired, I knew I was there for a cover shoot but felt unfazed when I saw the wardrobe rack full of bras, panties, and nothing else... after having just come from a party full of naked people…"

-Melissa Joan Hart, Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life

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7. Thousand Pieces of Gold

By: Ruthanne Lum McCunn

3.44

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

A reissue of the classic biographical novel that has sold more than 200,000 copies Lalu Nathoy's fa… read more

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Cover of Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir by Shenandoah Chefalo

8. Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir

By: Shenandoah Chefalo

3.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Garbage Bag Suitcase is the true story of Shenandoah Chefalo's wholly dysfunctional journey through… read more

Similar categories in Shenandoah Chefalo's Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir book and Shenandoah Chefalo's Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • social work
  • adoption
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

9. Russian Tattoo: A Memoir

By: Elena Gorokhova

4.10

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

An exquisite portrait of mothers and daughters that reaches from Cold War Russia to modern-day New … read more

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10. Composed: A Memoir

By: Rosanne Cash

4.01

Format: None pages,

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11. Home Free: Adventures of a Child of the Sixties

By: None

4.27

Format: 224 pages,

On a bus trip to a Catskill Mountain ashram, Rifka Kreiter recollects her past as she travels to me… read more

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12. An Age of License: A Travelogue

By: Lucy Knisley

3.49

Format: 465 pages,

Midnight picnics at the Eiffel Tower; wine tastings paired with blowgun lessons; and romance in caf… read more

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Cover of Winning My Wings: A Woman Airforce Service Pilot in World War II by Marion Stegeman Hodgson, Lindy Boggs

13. Winning My Wings: A Woman Airforce Service Pilot in World War II

By: Marion Stegeman Hodgson , Lindy Boggs

3.93

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

One of the first women in the United States to train as a military pilot, the author was part of a … read more

Similar categories in Marion Stegeman Hodgson's Winning My Wings: A Woman Airforce Service Pilot in World War II book and Shenandoah Chefalo's Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

14. Three Little Words: A Memoir

By: Ashley Rhodes-Courter

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Sunshine, you're my baby and I'm your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but s… read more

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15. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

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"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

Cover of Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind by Darnyelle Jervey Harmon

16. Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind

By: Darnyelle Jervey Harmon

4.29

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Ready to break through the six-figure plateau? Discover an actionable strategy to cross over the mi… read more

Similar categories in Darnyelle Jervey Harmon's Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind book and Shenandoah Chefalo's Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
Cover of Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives by Anne  Michaud

17. Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

By: Anne Michaud

4.29

Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition

Why do good women stay with bad men? What if political wives are just as calculating as their in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"The political wife came forward and publicly vouched for her straying man. If she could continue to trust and believe in him, the public could too – or so the script went."

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

"For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. Peopl…"

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

"What we witness playing out in the relationships of our public figures we risk finding acceptable in our private lives. Feminists have connected women’s sexual subordination to their unequal status i…"

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

"To leave the marriage behind is to step out of the spotlight. It means fading into normalcy, returning to ordinary life, perhaps an impossible admission for women who have built their egos on being o…"

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

Cover of Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love by Aimee Cabo Nikolov

18. Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

By: Aimee Cabo Nikolov

4.30

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

Her family secrets burst in the spotlight when Aimee and her sister went to the authorities. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Aimee Cabo Nikolov's Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love book and Shenandoah Chefalo's Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"We can be beacons of light"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"Unconditional Love conquers all!"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"God is the Cure, Love is the Answer"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

Cover of The Bookmaker's Daughter: A Memory Unbound by Shirley Abbott

19. The Bookmaker's Daughter: A Memory Unbound

By: Shirley Abbott

3.86

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

This deeply felt memoir is a journey through family history, feminist insight, and southern mytholo… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Abbott's The Bookmaker's Daughter: A Memory Unbound book and Shenandoah Chefalo's Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind by Widad Akreyi

20. The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind

By: Widad Akreyi

4.20

Format: None pages, ebook

WINNER of the PACEM IN TERRIS PEACE AND FREEDOM AWARD The Kurdish activist who became a global i… read more

Similar categories in Widad Akreyi's The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind book and Shenandoah Chefalo's Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"It is only with the setting of the sun that one can judge how well the day had gone. Looking back through the vista of time, I can analyse and assess why I fought hard for my right to say no to joini…"

-Widad Akreyi, The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind

Cover of Accidental Sisters: The Story of My 52 Year Wait to Meet My Biological Sister by Katherine Linn Caire

21. Accidental Sisters: The Story of My 52 Year Wait to Meet My Biological Sister

By: Katherine Linn Caire

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

Relinquished at birth to Catholic Charities in 1959, Kathe Linn Caire adores her adoptive family an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir

12 Top biography books like Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir by Shenandoah Chefalo

Transform Your Habits

Reversible Skirt

Laura McHale Holland

4.03

Transform Your Habits

A Paper Life

Tatum O'Neal

3.68

Transform Your Habits

The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood

Elspeth Huxley

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Color Blind: A Memoir

Precious Williams

4.28

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19 must-read nonfiction books like Winning My Wings: A Woman Airforce Service Pilot in World War II by Marion Stegeman Hodgson, Lindy Boggs

Transform Your Habits

Reversible Skirt

Laura McHale Holland

4.03

Transform Your Habits

My Life

Golda Meir

4.04

Manic: A Memoir

Terri Cheney

2.89

Transform Your Habits

Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali

John Bidwell , Kris Holloway

5.00

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